Commentary

ENDANGERING SECURITY WITHFOREIGN SHIP OWNERSHIPYour editorial, ''Marad, meet DOD'' (Aug. 27,

Globalization has unwittingly prompted nations to forge economic links with their former political a

Land and river boundaries between the United States and Mexico are easy to find on a map, but it's n

On July 30, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright removed travel limits for Americans going to Leban

Like the gold rush miners of the 19th century, companies the world over are swarming onto the Intern

It's easy to snicker from this side of the Atlantic at all the trouble Europe faces forging a single

The United Nations and the United States aren't terribly good friends. But they should be. The U.S.

Has America become Japan's management ''guru?'' Yes, according to leaders of many Japanese trading c

Now that Congress has returned from its summer recess, members are beginning to focus on the issue

The Teamsters' strike and settlement at United Parcel Service, and the election of John Sweeney in O

The White House is cooking up a proposal to improve U.S. food safety. Sounds yummy. But behind the p

Since 1991, America has enjoyed a long celebration: It won the Super Bowl of international conflicts

If you want to get the attention of your clients, bosses or staff, send a personal letter. And if yo

Much debate over the merits of an amendment to the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as th

If you build a better mousetrap - or invent a faster computer or discover a more effective cancer tr

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan gave a speech two weeks ago at Stanford that did not

Will Rogers once said, ''It ain't the things that people don't know that's the problem, it's the thi

Insecurity is an occupational disease for politicians, especially in Russia, and so is wishful think

The European Union is about to make a bad decision, allowing a patent licensee to violate its agreem

In a virtual replay of 1996 and early 1997, the dollar's currently rapid rise against the Japanese y

Dear Valued Cardholder:One year ago we welcomed you to the Easy Come, Easy Go Credit Card Fa

You're a small importer of woven sweaters and order 500 reindeer-draped pieces from Scotland for the

By the second decade of the next century, China could be well on its way to one of the most remarkab

Dumping - selling products in foreign markets at unfairly low prices - has been illegal and subject

Americans should be feeling much better about the North American Free Trade Agreement now that Mexic

Asked to reflect on his life as a swindler and a con man, Charles ''Lucky'' Luciano confessed that i

If you want to be taken seriously in politics these days, you have to run for president - or at leas

It's the best of times and the worst of times for organized labor. The Teamsters rode to a crest rec

As emerging nations consider how best to avoid Thailand's financial crisis, they might look at Mexic

As predicted, labor unions are flexing their muscles in selected industries around the country after

A large clock in front of Paris' Pompidou Center ticks off the seconds to the year 2000.Mill

Punishing foreign regimes that brutalize citizens for their religious beliefs seems a noble cause, a

An alliance of conservative parties unseated the ex-Communists from power in Poland's general electi

Negotiating liberal air service trade with Japan is like climbing Mount Everest - the most difficult

When Czechoslovakia split in half on New Year's Day of 1993, Slovakia's jubilant nationalist leaders

The World Bank, at this week's meeting in Hong Kong, will attempt to explain what it and other devel

Reduced copper buying from Southeast Asian countries because of a tumble in the local currencies aga

The U.S. trade deficit rose from $61 billion in 1993 to $94 billion in 1996, and will see a record o

Americans smugly shake off charges of colonialism raised in dusty U.N. sessions, having only dabbled

Everything's coming up roses. The world economy is expanding faster than at any other time in the la